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Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, joined forces with the Air Force, Air Force Reserves, Air National Guard and Royal Australian Air Force for Exercise Toxic Swell 25. The two-week Read More …
A $5,000 reward is out for a man police want in connection with a lawnmower explosion and suspicious house fire in Westmoreland County. James Sever is facing multiple charges, including attempted homicide, aggravated assault and the unlawful possession of a Read More …
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is proud to announce explosives detection canine Steeler, a 2½-year-old Labrador retriever from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), scores the title of 2025 top canine of the year. TSA held a nail-biter nationwide contest Read More …
Police say explosive devices discovered at a Burlington apartment building triggered evacuations and an hourslong road closure in the city. A Burlington man is in jail for allegedly building bombs. And that’s what sparked a massive response from local, state Read More …
A Walton man has been arrested on charges of allegedly being in possession of an explosive device, drugs and a firearm. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol Division responded to reports of an individual threatening self-harm on August 6th. Read More …
From August 4-6, 2025, DTRA’s International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE and UNICRI, hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2025 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Rabat, Morocco. This inaugural workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from across the Read More …
FORT HOOD, Texas — On the battlefield, enemy forces often attempt to slow or halt an advance by setting up blockades and obstacles. When that happens, it is the Army’s combat engineers who are called in to clear the way Read More …
The Springfield Bomb Squad detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) found during a traffic stop in Aurora, Missouri. According to the Aurora-Marionville Police Department’s probable cause statement, an officer was on patrol on the evening of Aug. 19 when he Read More …
The U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) community celebrates its birthday on August 22, commemorating the graduation of the first Navy Mine Disposal class in 1941, which served as the foundation for all other U.S. military EOD programs. The history of Read More …
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis is known for hosting major sporting events, such as the NCAA Final Four and Super Bowl, and an explosives detection canine at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is in the hunt for one of the top prizes at Read More …
The U.S. military has sent destroyers and thousands of Marines toward Venezuela as President Donald Trump doubles down on deadly drug cartels, according to reports. At least three Aegis guided-missile destroyers — USS Gravely and USS Jason Dunham among them Read More …
International travelers will have noticed that security screening at U.S. and European airports is not the same. While both TSA and ECAC have rigorous security screening standards, the approach can be quite different. TSA and ECAC, for instance, have different Read More …
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – After five days of grueling challenges testing skill, speed and precision under pressure, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician 1st Class Alex Freedman and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Ryan Geller, with EOD Group 2, took Read More …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Three Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, Flight have been recognized for excellence by the National Guard Bureau. Staff Sgt. Austin Duck was named EOD Master Blaster of the Year Read More …
ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – Airmen from the 177th Civil Engineer Squadron of the New Jersey Air National Guard participated in a training exercise with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST) from the NJ Read More …
CAMP DAWSON AIR FORCE RESERVE STATION, W.Va. – Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 501st Ordnance Battalion, an explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, headquarters, recently ran a training event for 142 Soldiers from four different states at Camp Read More …
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Fort Leonard Wood Soldiers with the 763rd Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) trained with local law enforcement professionals Aug. 5 to hone their skills and share their expertise during a homeland defense response exercise. “This training Read More …
A safer era for Madison County and the region is just three months away, according to the governor’s top man for overseeing the destruction of chemical weapons previously stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot. Craig Williams, a Berea resident Read More …
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School said farewell to Col. Alexander Lovasz and welcomed Col. Fredrick Parker during a change-of-commandant ceremony Aug. 8 on the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence Plaza. The Read More …
Police in Colorado Springs were searching a home on the east side of the city Monday morning tied to an incendiary device found during a traffic stop last week. Last Thursday, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said Anthony Lopez Read More …